Little League teams in Sanford and Biddeford will have to wait to get on the field this season. WMTW News 8's Kyle Jones reports.

Little League teams in Sanford and Biddeford will have to wait to get on the field this season. WMTW News 8's Kyle Jones reports.

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Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Apr 2, 2015

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WEBVTT TOMORROW, 60, ORMISSED DAY OFTHE YEAR SO FAR.TOTAL FORECAST IN JUST A COUPLEOF MINUTES.STEVE:AREA LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS AREGETTING MORE TIME TO WARM UP, ASTHEY WAIT FOR SNOW TO MELT AWAY.THE SEASON USUALLY GETS STARTEDIN APRIL, BUT SOME HAVE ALREADYDECIDED TO PUSH IT OUT TO THEBEGINNING OF MAY.WMTW NEWS 8'S KYLE JONES IS LIVEWITH THE STORY AT 5:30.THE SNOW WILL MELT.KYLE: SNOW AS FAR AS THE EYE CANSEE AT BIDDEFORD FIELD.IT IS NOT WHAT JOSH PICTURED AMONTH BEFORE OPENING DAY.THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WORSTSEASON I HAVE EXPERIENCED.KYLE: AS FIELDMANAGER FORBIDDEFORD AT LITTLE LEAGUE, HESAYS THE THREE FIELDS IN THEAREA JUST LIKE THIS, SO THEYHAVE MADE A CHANGE IN THELINEUP.WE HAVE PUSHED BACK THESEASON FROM THE APRIL STARTDATE, APRIL 25, TO THE FIRSTWEEK IN MAY.KYLE: THEY TRIED TO CLEAR IT,BUT THEY CALLED IT QUITS.NOW ALL THEY CAN DO IS ADJUSTTHE GAME PLAN.ALL MAJOR TEAMS, THEY AREPRACTICING IN PARKING LOTSTHROUGHOUT THE CITY.KYLE: THEY ARE MAKING SIMILARMOVES IN SANFORD, WHERE THERE ISNOT A HINT OF SPRING ON THEGROUND.OPENING DAY WAS SUPPOSED TOBE MAY 2, BUT MOTHERNATURE MAYNOT BE QUITE BRADY.KYLE: FRED SAYS THEY HAVE NOTCHOSEN TEAMS YET, BUT HAVE THESTART.AND MAYBE LOOKING FORALTERNATIVE FIELDS TO PRACTICE.YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCHSNOW GOES AWAY AND MELTS.KYLE: THAT IS A PROBLEM FACINGTHE EAST COAST.WITH SO MUCH SNOW, THERE ISGOING TO BE A LOT OF WATER LEFT.JOSH SAYS THE LITTLE LEAGUE MAYNEED TO HELP OUT AND MAKEADJUSTMENTS TO MEET THE JUNE 15CUT OFF.

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Harsh winter delaying Little League seasons

Little League teams in Sanford and Biddeford will have to wait to get on the field this season. WMTW News 8's Kyle Jones reports.